The New York Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honored 56 living and deceased Borinqueneers at Hunter College in New York, NY. Photos courtesy of El Pozo Productions, Rob Figueroa Photography and William Cruz.
Aileen Cotto, daughter of deceased veteran Pedro A Cotto with his granddaughter Stephanie.
Noemi poses with Borinqueneer Angel L. Rivera (right) and his wife Fanny, grandson
Christopher and son-in-law Brian Towey.
Representing deceased veteran SFC Jose E. Delgado (Ret.) is his son Jose , Jr. (left) with guests Hilda Sorell and Alijah Fontanez.
Noemi poses with CSM Emilio Serrano Negron (Ret.) (right) and his family.
Borinqueneer Luis A. Boria with his wife Emily Boria and son Richard.
Noemi with Borinqueneer Arnoldo Perez Paheco and his wife Elsie Perez.
The Morales sisters with their spouses representing their deceased fathers, Gloria Puik (left) for Juan Morales and Elizabeth Morales Gregg for Eduardo Morales.
Noemi with Zenaida Gonzalez representing her father Noé Irizarry Padilla who could not attend.
Marilyn Perez Surrey (right) and Cindy Perez Ruiz representing their deceased father Luis Manuel Perez.
Noemi sits in between two Borinqueneers, Ralph Gil de Rubio and Francisco Vega Melendez.
Angel Ramos, Jr. (left) is representing his deceased father Angel L. Ramos Espada.
Antonio Rivera (left) and family is representing deceased father CSM Luciano Rivera Rivera (Ret.).
Borinqueneer Jose A. Rivera Carrion with his wife Carmen and sons Abraham and Jose.
Federico Perez (center) with Milagros Baez O'Toole (right) of Acacia Network.